Best pedal for vans slip-on

mr.t, that large pic above is a jolly good pic. :)
@edscoble, i think you should try either clips and straps or clipless, there might come a time when you might wish you had.

You buy your pedals to match your shoes?

match my shoes? no that'd be mad, I just want a grippy pedal that all.

The Vans sole was made to work with the DX skully. I had a shimano set on my Haro but it got teefed.

I think was the other way round, vans and similar shoes been around since the sixties.

DX was and still is the Shimano line of bmx racing products. I imagine it was introduced in the 80's when skateboard & bmx kids were already wearing Vans.

In terms of riding the flat pedals, you really are missing more than half the joy of riding a fixed wheel. Dont get me wrong flat pedalled fixed bikes can be good in their own right, I have a path racer style bike with flats. Also experimented with flats on my more sporty 80's raleigh fixed. You can fool about riding backwards circles and doing edwardian circus tricks. But it never feels "right" going at speed. Plus id say it only feels 40% as efficent as riding with clips.

Once you get up to speed, with flats you have to keep pushing to keep good contact with the pedals. And your never in true "control" and *harmony *with the road that fix-nuts talk about.

I seem to remember you mentioning riding freewheel though? (excuse me if im mistaken) but still, being clipped in gives you full control of your positive pedalling motion at least. Having the FULL cycle of upstroke & down stroke with your legs gives you a harmonious "cadence" too (first time ive used that word) so much more power, so much less fatigue.

Plus you ride a track bike!

Each to their own, but I think your missing out on a lot.

get some time atacs. flat pedals are a fucking joke.

. . . so much more power, so much less fatigue . . .

+1 !

I'll get those powergrips, those seemed decent and affordable than buying a new pedals!

Lee thank for the video, ta for making me realise I look like a fucking squirrel when the sun is on my face!

I'll get those powergrips, those seemed decent and affordable than buying a new pedals!

Lee thank for the video, ta for making me realise I look like a fucking squirrel when the sun is on my face!

:D Ha !

It was a bit of a mistake shooting from that angle & at that time of day, pretty much everyone coming towards the camera is squinting with their faces screwed up - had to dump most of what I filmed.

Facing the other way was much better, the squirrel count dropped significantly.

I have you says you got talents, you got good skill with the video cameras!

Actually now you mention it, you do look a little bit like a squirrel in that footage.

http://www.vimeo.com/1313493

Actually now you mention it, you do look a little bit like a squirrel in that footage.

http://www.vimeo.com/1313493

Crikey, look at him go! I think he saw a nice girl squirrel with some track nuts..

tynan you're my tracking hero

hahaha god that was brilliantly edited.

I was rushing cause I was an hour late to meet my girlfriend.